This week on BURO’s Hot Sauce Hot Boss, the seat is sizzling and the stories are even hotter — as Egyptian-Palestinian fine artist Samo Shalaby joins us for an episode drenched in drama, duality, and a splash of surrealism.
Based between Dubai and London, Samo’s world is anything but ordinary. Raised in Cairo and Dubai before fine-tuning his craft at Central Saint Martins, he blends influences from antiquity, surrealism, and the grotesque into a multidisciplinary practice that spans painting, photography, stage and costume design, and even jewelry. His work blurs the lines between identity, culture, and couture — often unveiling unexpected truths hiding behind beautiful façades.
Samo doesn’t just create art — he creates atmospheres. Each brushstroke, lens frame, or jeweled detail tells a story laced with symbolism and theatrical tension. Whether you meet him in a gallery or across the Hot Sauce Hot Boss table, you’re entering a world uniquely his: nostalgic yet futuristic, dramatic yet intimate, familiar but always a little far away.
So — will Samo get roasted, reveal a new layer, or reinvent the game entirely? One thing’s for sure: this episode is a masterpiece in the making.
